Hypocrits

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70I0JN20110119

If violent words don't incite violence, as the extreme right claims, then why are they concerned about this victim's words? ( Read more... )

FB Over-sharing

http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/social.media/01/18/facebook.phone.privacy/index.html?hpt=Sbin

Since I don't have a phone, I don't have to worry about FB handing it out to app developers, spammers, or telemarketers (a step below spamming); but they also want a physical address to share with those same people.

Not gonna happen.

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Authenticity

http://eatocracy.cnn.com/2011/01/18/lunchtime-poll-does-authenticity-matter-to-you/?hpt=Sbin

First, "authenticity" needs to be defined. One person's "authentic" is another person's "counterfeit", because they each have different experiences and expectations.

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Harping on Apologies Again

http://www.news.com.au/world/apologies-arent-as-good-as-people-imagine-theyll-be-study/story-e6frfkyi-1225991121728

I think the reason people aren't satisfied by apologies is because they have unrealistic expectations of what an apology is and what it will do, not to mention the fact that many people flat out don't apologize correctly.

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